Charcoal pile

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Charcoal pile

Creation
Activate kindling (1.50 kg) Right-click log (24.00 kg) Open submenu "Create > Containers"
Additional materials
1x kindling (see Usage) 20x log (17.00 kg) 2x pile of dirt (20.00 kg)
Result
Charcoal pile (0.10 kg)
Skill and improvement
Uses Coal-making

Description

A large kiln-like structure made from logs covered in dirt. The purpose is to turn the logs into tar and charcoal.

Charcoal pile is a large structure made from logs and dirt and lit up with a kindling. When it burns, it slowly creates charcoal, tar and ash. They are mainly used to create charcoal in order to make steel lumps.

Creating

• The quality of the kindling affects the chance of creating a charcoal pile.
• The log and dirt affect the rate of increase in quality of the pile when building, according to your coal-making skill. The quality level is not limited by skill, it is limited by the quality of the components added. A quality 20 pile will yield approximately 14 tar, coal and ash.
• Multiple kindling can be combined, as only the amount required during creation is used.
• Pile cannot be created or continued inside a house.

Usage

After finished, light the pile with your steel and flint, with a kindling in your inventory. The pile will slowly damage and create charcoal, tar and ash. A pile will burn for one to two real life days, accumulating the products over time. The higher the quality, the longer the pile will burn. The pile products can be removed at any time without harm to further production.

Light as soon as possible. Unlit piles will soon start to take "invisible" damage till lit, which is when the damage becomes apparent.

Notes

• Cedarwood piles burn slower. Oakenwood piles burn slower and produce more charcoal.
• Ash decays fast, even inside the pile as it burns.